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  1. Re:Fireman helps dog bite vitcim on UK Govt Warned: Don't Buy GPL · · Score: 1

    When I read this, I got the idea that the UK government had warned people not to buy GPL software, which was scary to say the least.

    surely that would be "UK Govt Warns: Don't Buy GPL"?

  2. Re:Spelling color correctly on Counterfeiting With High Resolution Inkjets · · Score: 0, Troll

    surely that depends on where you are? here in the UK it tends to be pronounced 'cul-uh', and spelt colour.

  3. Re:I could use one of these on Recycling Parts From Dead Motherboards · · Score: 1

    Also, being able to hook the output (from the display/oscilloscope or whatever) to a computer for recording would be a very good thing too.

    I believe there is at least one software-based oscilliscope around, using the PC's soundcard inputs. I would guess these would allow you to record the output

  4. Re:All these fancy ink and 'laser' printers on Ink Cartridges with Built-In Self-Destruct Dates · · Score: 1

    The only problem with that is when you get fussy lecturers who insist that handins must not be printed using a dot matrix printer. I can understand not accepting handwritten submissions in the ECS dept, but that seems a little OTT.

  5. Re:A quart of water into the monitor on Your Most Damage-Resistant Hardware? · · Score: 1

    A guy i used to work with dropped his phone from a 4th floor (I think) window. It still worked, although the case never fitted back on properly.

  6. Re:White Light LED's on Thin, Flat LEDs · · Score: 1

    I think it has something to do with the chemicals used to make it. They have the same problem with blue LEDs. That's why white and blue LEDs are more expensive than red, green and yellow ones.

  7. Re:What is big enough? on The Future of Hard Drives: Ballistic Magnetoresist · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You'll need 4TB just to fit all the bloatware included in Windows 2010...

  8. Re:Which reminds me on Toms Hardware Reviews 65 CPU's, Past & Present · · Score: 0

    -1 Redundant.

    That's the third time I've seen this *exact* post on this story alone! Is your name Taco?

  9. Re:What a pathetic collection of scumguppy factori on Some Geek Guides for Dating · · Score: 2, Funny

    Huh - there's all these /. geeks with no girls at all, and you have two. greedy.

  10. Re:Screw my given name on Power Laws, Weblogs, and Your Given Name · · Score: 1

    And end up with something like this?

    Interviewer: Good evening. I have with me in the studio tonight one of Britain's leading skin specialists - Raymond Luxury Yacht.

    Raymond: That's not my name.

    Interviewer: I'm sorry - Raymond Luxury Yach-t.

    Raymond: No, no, no - it's spelt Raymond: Luxury Yach-t, but it's pronounced 'Throatwobbler Mangrove'.

    Interviewer: You're a very silly man and I'm not going to interview you.

  11. Re:National Do Not Email list is needed on U.S. National Do-Not-Call Registry On the Way? · · Score: 1, Funny

    "In order to show your support for the national do-not-email list, please forward this message to at least 10 people"

  12. Re:Non Cold Calls on U.S. National Do-Not-Call Registry On the Way? · · Score: 1

    I started by yelling at the guy that he isn't supposed to Telemarket to Cell phone, since it is illegal, then he informed me that since I'm a Digital cable customer my contract gives them the right to.

    Your contract gives them the right to break the law! I would have thought that would be illegal in itself. If they keep on calling you, prosecute them.

  13. Re:What will they do with all the foreign cars? on London to Introduce Traffic Congestion Charge · · Score: 1

    Will they send a bill to the french, belgians, dutch, polish and all the other foreign registered cars?

    Nope. A friend of mine has a belgian registered car, and so manages to get out of any speeding fines etc.

  14. Re:Getting Around It on London to Introduce Traffic Congestion Charge · · Score: 1

    bikes are exempt anyway (as they cause less congestion). As are dual-fuel cars, despite the fact they cause the same amount of congestion as normal cars.

  15. Re:Amazingly on Build Your Own LCD Bus Schedule · · Score: 1

    Sadly, even the British railway system seems to put Canada's railways to shame;)

    Wow - it must be bad out there! The railways here in the UK seem to have gone downhill rapidly over the last few years (mainly due to privatisation)

  16. Re:Limited life span anyway on Corporate Espionage Leads To Faulty Motherboards · · Score: 1

    Nice - some good honest bodging :-)

    Disclaimer: I am not responsible in any way if you try to do the same and screw it up!

    If the board's dead anyway, what does it matter if you screw it up? You'll have only wasted $1.50, as you would have still needed to buy a new mobo (and probably CPU & memory) even if you didn't try - just make sure that when you first power it up anything non-essential is not plugged in, just in case.

  17. Re:What about these stains... on Priest Brews in Washing Machine · · Score: 1

    No, but it'll stain the rest of the shirt to match!

  18. Re:Simple solution on Websites Complaining About Screen-Scraping · · Score: 1

    Also try the Ordinance Survey. That's where streetmap get their maps from anyway, and the only advertising is from the OS trying to sell you the printed version of the maps (which is their business anyway)

  19. Re:FIRST POST on Websites Complaining About Screen-Scraping · · Score: 1

    why do we keep getting these sort of posts from ACs?
    They're not big, funny or clever, have nothing whatsoever to do with the discussion, and purely serve to annoy the rest of us. If you don't have anything useful to post, don't bother. Moderators please - mod down rude insulting posts such as the parent.

  20. Re:Don't hold your breath.. on Gloss Plastic Could Eliminate Auto Painting · · Score: 1

    I take it you've never had a small dent in a steel car body panel - helloooooo, expensive panel replacement!

    Alternatively, hello large hammer - much cheaper, and more fun!

  21. Re:any know the tech of how the BBC did this? on TiVo switches off UK sales · · Score: 1

    What's odd is the BBC channels aren't supposed to contain any advertising (all UK people who own a device capabile of recieving the terrestrial signals must buy a TV licence, which covers the cost of the BBC channels) but this move strikes me as an advert in it's own right.
    I would have thought this would count as a trailer rather than an advert - the BBC have frequent trailers (2 or 3 between each programme)

  22. Re:uhhh on Baked Apple · · Score: 1

    he doesn't know - at the bottom of the article it says "No, we don't know why she did it, but we are attempting to find out."

  23. Re:Where? on Shutting down Kazaa · · Score: 5, Funny

    And you'll even be safe from George W Bush:
    "the country has no known petroleum deposits"

  24. Re:tabbed browsing on Rolling Out Mozilla in an Organization? · · Score: 1

    from the 100 thing mozilla can do but IE can't:

    Mozilla may be installed on any drive and at any location. It may installed on a network drive and run directly from there. In fact, it really doesn't have to be installed at all.

    Isn't this a possible solution for the story poster?
    Just put one copy for each OS on their network, and let the users run it from there?

  25. Re:People how rob banks use the public roadways... on Rosen Floats ISP Fee Idea -- Charge Everybody! · · Score: 1

    And don't forget the balaclava tax, as bank robbers often wear them as a discuise!